"Le Joli Mai", by Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme: an X-Ray of the 60-Year-Old Paris-Alger Relationship

In the spring of 1962, Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme embarked on the filming of the "Joli Mai", surveying Paris to capture its atmosphere, and questioning Parisians about their daily lives, their love, their aspirations, their political feelings... At this moment, France knows its first moments of relative peace for more than seven years, following the agreements of Évian (18 March 1962).A documentary recently appeared in the theatre, and to re…